I need
to replace the thumb screw on my DD-7.
I don't want another thumb screw; I want a different one that exactly fits that hole.
I want a screw with the flattest head possible that I can simply screw into the pedal using a screwdriver and have it as flush to the pedal as possible and thereby save a few mm on the overall length of the pedal.
The diameter seems to be about 3mm and the length about 8mm but I haven't a clue about the thread specification and there are
thousands of wrong screws I could buy. A google has revealed nothing useful but screw terminology isn't my thing so...
Anyone know exactly what screw I need to order?
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I imagine ICBM has this memorised though and will be along shortly to give you an answer.
If not then I'll do it tonight.
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My high street is composed only of chicken shops, bookies, charity shops, and countless f*king barber shops.
To be fair I can go into a local Homebase and eyeball what I want but I won't be able to try any cos the screws will be in sealed packets and I don't fancy paying through the nose for 6 screws of the wrong size.
Metric 3mm / 0.5mm thread pitch / 10mm long
They should sell them singly or in whatever amount you need and often in various metals and with a range of fastener heads.
Oh the joys of having an aluminium flight case! Where even a couple of mm overhang of pedals on the board means it won't fit. You can want it to fit, you can look despondently at it. But if it's too big, even by a smidgeon it won't fit.
The moral being - never throw away old screws! (You could do better than my random storage in boxes of 'big' ones and 'small' ones. though)
What, no estate agents?
Sounds heavenly.
Good luck with that.
Check to see if the hole it screws into is countersunk, i personally don't think it is but i don't have one here to check.
If it's not you may encounter problems with your new screw head being just as deep as the thumbscrew.
Chicken and barber shops as far as the eye can see.
EDIT
Good point. They are not countersunk. I shall get a countersinking thing and drill it. This bugger is going to fit damnit!
If you want to really minimise the length, get a countersunk screw and recess it into the front of the pedal, you won't need to open out the hole much. I think it should be thick enough to allow that without weakening it too much.
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EDIT -- that screw on your NS-2 would probably do it. You're right, the moral of the story is don't throw away stuff like that!
It won't tighten without a head but it will sit there all night at whatever position you leave it at. Don't forget there is upwards spring tension trying to force the pedal stomp bit upwards so it will not allow the grub screw to turn.
Done.